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Lychee pulp phenolic extract (LPPE) possessed protective effects against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), while the specific components concerned were unclear. In this study, twelve major components in LPPE were identified by LC-MS and prepared by on line knockout methods. Two antioxidant...

Author(s)
Jia XuChao; Dong LiHong; Wen YeJie; Huang Fei; Chi JianWei; Zhang RuiFen
Publisher
Elsevier, Oxford, UK
Citation
Food Bioscience, 2022, 50, Part A,
Abstract

Objective: This study aim's was to determine the phytochemical constituents, the total phenol content and to perform the antioxidant activity of Entada africana Guill. & Perr. (Samanèrè, dimijama Bambara, sinnégo; mooré) and Sterculia setigera Del. (karaya gum tree, Ponsimponrgo, mooré), two plants ...

Author(s)
Ouattara, L. P.; Diarra, W. F. S.; N'DO, J. Y.; Bationo, R. K.; Maiga, I.; Nebie, C. H. R.
Publisher
Elewa Biosciences F.a.C.T. Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya
Citation
Journal of Applied Biosciences, 2022, 178, pp 18658-18669
Abstract

Non-communicable diseases are a real public health problem in many countries of the world. In Cameroon, many ethnobotanical studies have highlighted the use of plants in the treatment of various diseases including diabetes and arterial hypertension. This study aims to record local knowledge on...

Author(s)
Roger, T.; Bertine, T.; Bertille, N. F. S.; Stanie, N. N.; Patience, M. F.
Publisher
Elewa Biosciences F.a.C.T. Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya
Citation
Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (JAPS), 2023, 55, 1, pp 10067-10110
Abstract

Inhibition of several protein pathways involved in cancer cell regulation is a necessary key in the discovery of cancer chemotherapy. Moringa oleifera Lam is often used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various illnesses. The plant contains glucomoringin isothiocyanate (GMG-ITC) with...

Author(s)
Abd Karim, N. A.; Bakheit Adam, A. H.; Jaafaru, M. S.; Yaya Rukayadi; Abdull Razis, A. F.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Molecules, 2023, 28, 7,
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The food industry is vigorously searching for bioactive compounds with therapeutic potential that are derived from unexplored natural sources. Ankol plant (Alangium salvifolium) is an underutilized small deciduous shrub that reaches a height of 10 m and is underutilized as a culinary plant. It can...

Author(s)
Susmita Ghosh; Tanmay Sarkar; Runu Chakraborty
Publisher
Elsevier, Oxford, UK
Citation
Food Bioscience, 2023, 51,
Abstract

Ligninolytic fungi is a large and heterogeneous group of species, mainly from the two phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. They are the main players in the decomposition of wooden materials worldwide. In this chapter, the diversity and distribution of ligninolytic fungal species is presented....

Author(s)
Skrede, I.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Advances in Botanical Research, 2021, 99, pp 1-36
Abstract

Background: Teak, a member of the Lamiaceae family, produces one of the most expensive hardwoods in the world. High demand coupled with deforestation have caused a decrease in natural teak forests, and future supplies will be reliant on teak plantations. Hence, selection of teak tree varieties for...

Author(s)
Zhao DongYan; Hamilton, J. P.; Bhat, W. W.; Johnson, S. R.; Godden, G. T.; Kinser, T. J.; Boachon, B.; Dudareva, N.; Soltis, D. E.; Soltis, P. S.; Hamberger, B.; Buell, C. R.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Citation
Gigascience, 2019, 8, 3, pp giz005
Abstract

One of the main challenges that hinder achievement of the third millennium sustainable development goal is emergence of infectious agents that are resistant to existing antimicrobials. These challenges entails search for novel bioactive compounds like exploring untapped potential of medicinal...

Author(s)
Privatus, P.; Maethya, J. D.; Mpenda, F. N.
Publisher
Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski", Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Citation
Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology, 2022, 11, 1, pp 47-55
Abstract

Traditional medicines play an important role in health care provision in developing countries as primary therapies and/or as complementary medicines. The aim of this study was to document medicinal plants used in Gokwe South District in Zimbabwe. Forty six participants from 12 wards were...

Author(s)
Shopo, B.; Mapaya, R. J.; Maroyi, A.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
South African Journal of Botany, 2022, 149, pp 29-48
Abstract

Thermoanaerobacterium bryantii strain mel9T is a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a waste pile of a corn-canning factory. The genome of T. bryantii mel9T was sequenced and a hemicellulase gene cluster was identified. The cluster encodes seven putative enzymes, which are likely an endoxylanase,...

Author(s)
Yi ZhuoLin; Su XiaoYun; Asangba, A. E.; Abdel-Hamid, A. M.; Chakraborty, S.; Dodd, D.; Stroot, P. G.; Mackie, R. I.; Cann, I.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Catalysts, 2022, 12, 2,

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